Inking apparatus.



R. SATTLER' & L. 1. MORAND.

INKING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED 0m. 29. 1914.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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INKING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION mum on. 29. 1914.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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INKING' APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED ocT. 29. 191 4.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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R. SATTLER & L. J. MORAND INKING APPARATUS.

APPLICATlON FILED OCT- 29. m4.

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INKING APPARATUS.

' APPLICATION FILED OCT. 29. 1914.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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' KENTUCKY.

Inland ArrAnA'rUs.

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Be it known that we, Rononrn SATTLER and Leo J. MORAND, citizens of theUnited States, and residents of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamiltonand State of Ohio, and /ovington, in the" county of Kenton and State ofKentucky, respectively, have invented certain new. and usefulImprovements in Inking Apparatus, following is a specification.

Our inventionrelates to inking apparatusfor printing presses, embossingpresses;

ducethe waste of ink incident to the wiping of the surface of theembossing die, as well of paper or other maand more especially forterial used in the process of wiping said Fig. 15; Fig. 14 is a surface.

Our invention consists in the parts and in the details of constructionand arrangement of parts as will hereinafter be more fully described andclaimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is? general perspective view of an embossing ring our invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thesame, of the press beingomitted; Fig. 3- is a cross section of theblade; Fig. 4 is a cross section of a modified blade; Fig. 5 is a planview, on an enlarged scale, of our invention, omitting the liquid-supplytank and connections; Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of thesame; Fig. 7 is aside elevation of the same; Fig. 8 is averti cal cross section on theline w-w of Fig.6; Fig. 9 is a plan view of a modified pressure bar alsoshowing the housing; Fig. 10 is a rear elevation of the same; Fig. 11 isa vertical cross section on the line .r0a of Fig. 10, omitting the partof the housing; Fig.12 is avertical cross 'sectionon the line y-y ofFig. 14; Fig. 13 is a vertical cross section on the line e-e of barsimilar to that shown in Figs. 5 to 8, inclusive, but showing'amodification of the adjustment; Fig. 15 isa plan view'similar to Fig. 9,showing a further modification of this pressure bar similar to that ofFig. 14:;

Fig. 16 is a partial vertical longitudinal section, further enlarged, onthe line m'm of Fig. 17, more clearly illustrating the clutch; and Fig.17 is a verticalcross section, on a similar scale, on a line .rw-nof'Fig. 16.

The press which we have chosen for illus- Specification ofLettersPatent.

trating the of which the and the object is to re-.

this press, a pad 12 ess havthe lower part blade and parts of the planyiew of a pressure a trough 2 8 andbe'arings use of bur invention hasthe em- Patented July is, 1916. Application filed October 29, 1914.Serial- .No. 869,328.

bossing die '1 reciprocatedby a. lever 2 through the medium of'links 3and t; back toward the fountain 5 front of the press, made. The fountaining up ink ,7 from the fountain, with a doctor roller-8 bearing thereon;and a distributing roller 9, suitably carriedon takes the ink from theroller 6 and distributes it over the die 1 when the die is back near thefountain.

an arm 10,

and forward to the y wherethe impression is 5 has the roller 6 tak- (iiiThe ink is thus spread over the entiresurface of the die'and down in thedepressions made by vided for wiping all 'iof the ink from the dieexcept that in the depressions 11. on

with a tightly, stretched A the engraving I on the die, such as thedepressions 11 there surface of suitable fabric 13, such as felt,

has a web of paper 14 drawn under it, so that, as the die 1 passes underthe pad12, the upper surface of the die and the lower surface of the web14.- are' very tightly pressed together and all of plane surface of thedie is wiped ofl? onto the web 14, and carried away, as film of inkspread across the surface of the web. This web of paper 14 is usuallysupplied from a roll 15 passing forward over a roller 16 and downbetween rollers 17 and 18, and then forward and down pver a roller 19 tothe pad 12, and back under the pad 12 to a roll 20 upon which the paperis wound. The roller 17 is intermittently turned by suitable mechanism,which need not be described herein. v i

As here shown in ponnection with the press above are clamped have, attheir rear ends bear'ings for anupper roller 2% and a lower roller 2-5,and, inimediately forward thereof, support apressure bar 26 and a blade27 under the pressure bar, while immediaitelyv forward for a, roller 28described, housings 21 and 22 to a crossbar or strut 23 which. the presshas at the rear, and these housii'igs the ink on the v ofthe Q clampingmeans of the housingtheyfsupportj adapted to "turn inl the tron *Near 1the t ofthe presajustinf the roll 15, semis;were; a.

"thesrm-j i riclril the sirulcll of lhe wel; from the part 12 haul; tofine roll 2 is passql over the roller 28, between lhe pressure l)2l.l'all and blade 2T under the lower roller L5, up between it illlll theupprr roller "24 then around the rollur EZ-l up around the rollrr illand then down in the roll 20.

ll [he purpont! of tho l'ollurs and lo daw the web from the pad 12between the prassuru liar ill and blade 27, and it is the purpoiea oithe roller 2a to carry a suitahle thinning liquicl, such as benzin, fromthe lruugh 22%; up onto tho lihn of ink on tho Wfll) as it panama ovm'lliis rollur, while ilthe: purpose of line rollrr :29 lo cause tho welllo tiai'nl a ironsiilnralilu llis'lanoo hollow beginning lo Win41 ontohe roll 30, and thus to dry aonnzwlial. llhiha the roller 28 thusapplioa lln: thinning liquitl to the inl; on tho will, ii; applies onlysuch a proporlionaloly small quantity ol liquicl. that the "ll'lli willonly he sol trnril slightly, to facilitate the lll'illlllll on theremoving lllllIIF-l un nprising the pm on bar 26 and blade 'liliiuliqhill-applying means (loos not remove any appreciable quantity of inkwhile thus only solftoningg it, so that substantially the entirequanlila' of ink that was removed from the (lie ia acted upon andrec-Orwell lay the inh-recln'nling n'ieans. in practice, only. such aminnlu propoilion of the ink ilisturhail by tho liipiicl applying meansiihala the ihinizing liquid. in the trough Q8 anquiros.

a'llnr ronl inuial cnieralion Willi lha rolli-i' E28 coming; in contactwith tho lilin olf inli', only a irry 'grhl; limit. This opuralion ofllio liquill-applj inpj moans is in nonliorinity Willi its lulu in ofonly alipghlly nolinning llin inl; on l'lu- WUl'J. anol of aroiiflinn'wash- :iiin; anr approliia anioun'l oi tho inl'; lrorn 'lhr wrlu hopurpi a oi our (lni'ion lo rmrornr llli inn manly lor nan wilhoul lliuJnrroanily in an)" sullaiapirni. oprrallon nl' oi'apuraling or hill-ringor ninlilai' iroahnrnl; lo rmluuo lLln: PFUliUl'llOl'l ul thin lirguiilin ii i Wnruil .inl-n as 'Wfllllfl hr the (also wore any washingoperation lo ho prrn'iiltml in the process of incoi'ering tin lllh. Infact. the ink wouhl bu C Jl'lQlLlQlfllJly deteriorated as a result alhaving; lhua horn rliluti-al even though ilni superfluous thinningliquid hail been ri'iinornl an a linal operation oi tho recororing pronThe thinning lllflllll lllifil'l al'lur lo g"; rl'anl inuuil um may holillieroll or similarly liroa'luci, mu l lain: vxlrianuly small amount01 ink conlainail llnn'uln, lint ing it as a horn Hill/Pill, may thus horon'u'wml; but ii this; la lune, it will not he llono lor lilll: mluoo'l'" llio inli contained in the tl1inning llflllllil ainrn this is of anv zligihlo ainounl; hull will in? for lho purpono of runrlaringg lllfllining: liipiirl lirl'l'ur suilorl :lor use again.

Thu rol l and haw gears 30 and l 3": upon them and mesh ing logvlhor,while the upprr roller has,

outsiilo iis lwaring in the housing 22, a (-lutch 32 with a sprovkvtwheel 3;). 'lhe roller l7 that intermittently moves the web inside thepress has a sprocket wheel -3l, and a sprorket rhain 35 pawns around.'the' sproulwt: wheels 33: aml 34. so that the rollur 1T (ll'lYLS thenppvr rollrr Q-l anil through it. the lower roller '35. Proforahly, theroller '38 has a pullvy 36 turning with it ontsiilr its hoaring in thehousing anrl the luwur stroll-h of the a n'ookvt chain ll?) passvsll'lltltl this pulley to turn the roller '28 at each intermittentturning of tho rollm's l-l anil 2.3, so that the web nrml not hollkPlIlllQll upon to turn this :rollur 23".

The s proolnt whorls 33 and 31 are so propm'lionml that the rollersv 2ianal 25 will hai'i as n *arl as possible tho Hanio snrlauo spend an haathe. roller 17, so that llwsv .rollurs 2i and 25 will draw the wnl) awayfrom the pail l) at the same SI'K'PLl. that tho web is i'ml lo the pa lh the rollers 17 and Z8, thus avoiding any undue slanlc or 01+ vossiretension on tho sl'rrtrh of well liotwrrn the pail 1. and those rollers21 and ho roll 20 interniittontly turned by suilalilo lllfl'lllllllr'lll37. so that the web is taken up on tho roll as last as it (lulirrrmlfrom tho rollvrs ll anrl Ni'ilwllhslaruling: the :llJfiVl n'ucautions indesign. it found in praulire that it in not always poasihlv to nauso thorollers Ql ainl 25 lo have nrarl), enough lulu name aurl arr apoecl asthat o'l ch roller 17 to entirrl v avoid alaolc or exrosaiw tension onthe 'Wlll. ospurially al'lnr ronlsinlnal operation of lho llLWll'l onthe pross. We oln'iatu all ilillirull llnil would LHSHK from uurliinarrurary ol opi-r: lion in nwana ol the rlinrli 12 lnn'oinlw'l ororrlurrr l lo. 'llir (flllllfll 33). til horn nhmvnl and an lllfillillustralril in l' iga. l and '17 nonn'n'isea tho huh Hi l turning willitho H])i'0(l{l' whorl 5 5, anil l'lw nimnlwr 39 with srrralw l periphvryl turning with tho lla'l'l' ll oi the uppur roller The sprorlcot wlieul33 is loosu on a rmlurfll and part 42 o1 tho shaft l1. aml is halalfln'ri-on h a washer 43 and aorvw ll, Tho hub 38 has railiallylllVl'i'HTllV rxlanlling liorra iii in which are halls 46 l l'lll'lllfagainst the sun-atoll periphery l0 rollers the instant, and thusallowingtherollcrs to the rollers 24 and 25 ire ' "posed of the tube 54', in theare plugs on a reduced tudinal rod passes and 56, and has eccentricbushings 58 and till against the upper otthe springs being too large, sothat they draw the web through the device faster than the rollers 17 and18 supply it to the pad 12, thus producing an noses of tension on theweb, whereupon the helical springsd? will yield and -allow the balls41-6 to ride up over the high parts of the serrated periphery 4:0 to thenext serrations thereof, thus allowing the 24 and 25 to remainstationary for advance with respect and thereby relieve the excessivetension on the web.

The roller 24 is preferably constructed of a tube 50, in the ends ofwhich are plugs 51. and 52, the plug 51 having, integral therewith, theshaft &1 before mentioned ashaying the member 39 fixed upon it, and itis to this shaft 41 that the gear is fixed. The other plup 52 has theshort shaft 53 hearing in the nousing 21.

The lower roller 25 is preferably coin and 18 of the press to 55'and 56,the gear 31 being fixed )ar t of the plug 55. A longithrough. the plugs55 59 in the housings 2-1 and 22, respectively. The eccraitrlc bushing59 is secured to this rod by a pin 60 passing through the bushing androd. T he bushing 58 has a head 61 outside the housing'21, and

is secured to the rod 57 by a screw 62 pas"- ing through the head intothe rod. This head 61 has a radial handle 63 by means of which thebushing may be turned and thereby turn the rod 57 and the other has ing59 in the housing 22, to move the roller 25 up toward or down from theupper roller 24:, since the roller 25 is journaled on the rod v57 bymeans of the plugs 56. Byineans of this eccentric mounting, the lowerroller may be drawn. away from the upper roller forpassing the end ofthe web between the rollers "in applying the-web to the machine, andthen the lower roller. may be brought up tight against the upper roller,with the gears 30 and 31 properly meshing so that the rollers will, gripthe web anddraw it through as before described. 2 v

Foryieldably supporting the lower roller roller, in conjunction with theeccentric mounting, helical springs 64:

are inounted in recesses extending up into the lower ends of thehousings 2i and 22 against shoes (35 that bear againstthe eccentricbushings 58 and 59, while below the springs 6 are plugs 56 screwed upinto the openings more or lessyto adjust the pressure hrough the shoes65, against the bushings 58 and This yielduble mounting allows therollers to press the eb yery tightly and yet permits the lowercueto'yield to any. slight unevenness on the web.

ends of which elusive, a stretcher bar diametrically along oppositeedges, so

As before stated, the pressure'bar 26 is mounted immediately forward ofthe rollers 24- and 25, having its ends supported on p depressedportions of the housings 21 and 22 between the parts of the housingscarryto. The lower side of the pressure bar 26 is preferably made convexas shown, with a strip of padding material'fi'l, such as felt, passedthereunder between it and the web and blade 27, to protect the webagainst breaking or tea ring as it is drawn under the pressi'irerbar.Preferably, a thin fiat strip 68 is interposed between the padding 67and the convex lower side of the pressure bar 26 immediately forward ofthe blade 27 so that the padding 67 has a slight backwardly and,downwardly directed offset or shoulder, alongforwardly of the edge ofthe blade 27, that causes the web to travel slightly downwardand thenupward over the edge of the blade, increasing the efficiency of actionof the blade thereon.

In the example shown in Figs 5, to 8, in-

69 is laid over the top of the pressure bar, while the pressure bar isprovided with a pair of upwardly projected lugs 70 near each end betweenwhich the stretcher bar 69 has a projection ,71 at each end. These lugs70 thus form vertical guides for the stretcher bar 69; and passingdownwardly through the stretcher bar, against the upper side of thepressure bar, the stretcher bar away from the top of the pressure bar.top of the stretcher bar are pins 73 arranged in two parallel rows nearthe sides of the bar, and the strip of padding 67 has openings,preferably provided with eyelets 74, 7 that, when the strip is'fioldedaround. the pressure bar with its edges'ovcr the upper sides of thestretcher bar, the pins enter the openings and form engaging meansbetween the stretcher bar and the padding, whereby when the stretcherbar is raised by means of the screws 72- the strip their lower outercorners are rounded, and

a pin 77 passestransversely through the lug and is receiyed into theslots 76, so that the pressure bar26 may hinge on this pin, theroundness of the lower corners of the flanking parts permitting theupward swinging of the bar, When the bar has been swung to a verticalposition,.its end 7 may be slid inward, disengaging it; froin the v ofpaddingwill be tightly stretched around the pressure bar.

are screws 72 which will raise Extending upward fromthe pin 77 andallowing it to be removed bodily from the device. The other housing 21has a hug '78, and the middle part of this end oi the pressure bar 26 iscut away to receive this lug. with parts flanking the lug. while a latchscrew it) is screwed down into the lug TH. the h aid being elongated andadapted to occupy a transverse position and thus engage over theflanking parts otthe pressure ha" and hold this end of said bar down;when this latch screw 79 is turned through a quarter of a revolution, itwill lie longitudinally ol the pressure bar. and the cutaway middle partis oi such length that the head of the latch screw may not now engagethe pressure bar, but will allow it to swing upward at its hinge at theother end, as above described. This upward swinging ol the pressure baris provided for to facilitate the passing oi the web over the blade 27to the rollers 2t and 52.), the pressure bar being swung down after theweb has been fully thr *aded through the device, and then pressing theweb properly against the edge of the blade.

In the modification shown in Figs. 9, 10 and IL there is a modifiedstretcher bar (39 which is confined to one side of the pressure bar 26and has an upwardly projecting lug 80 near each end adapted to come inalinement with a corresponding lug 81 near each end of the pressure bar,and near the front edge thereot screws 7?."pass horizontally through thelugs 81 and into the lugs 80 on the stretcher bar 69 to draw thestretcher bar over forwardly oi the pressure bar. The stretcher bar isguided in this forward movement by guides fixed to the pressure bar andlapping over reduced end parts of the stretcher bar. This stretrher bar69' has a row oi pins 73 which preferably are slightly inclinedforwardly, while the pressure bar itself has a row of pins 73"projecting from its forward side and preferably slightly in- (linedupwardly. The pins of these two rows are received in the openings of thepadding 6'? in the same manner as the pins in the previous example. Itwill be seen that when the Stlt(3ll(l' bar is drawn forward by thescrews 79., the padding will be stretched around the lower side oi thepressure bar.

The blade may be simply an elongated strip 27 having its upper edgebeveled, as shown in Pig. 4. Prefeably. however, a blade 27 of reducedcross section is provided, as best seen in Fig. 3, which is more readilyhardened, and this is mounted in a bar 27 which need not be hardened. Itis desirable that the blade be held very rigid in order to maintain asnearly as possible a straight line of scraping on the web, but atthesame time it is not desirable that the blade 27 or its bar 2'7 be verydeep because, it it is. the ink scraped from the web will not readilyrun down oil the blade. This blade bar 27, or if used, the blade 27, ismounted in short vertical slots 83 in the inner sides ot the housings21- and 22, below the depressed parts where the pressure bar is mounted;and below these slots 53 the housings hare inwardly projected ribs 84,up through which pass screws as. hearing against the lower sides of theends of the blade bar or blade to adjust it up toward the pressure bar.Passing inwardly through the housings 21 and are clamping screws 86,which may bear firmly against the ends of the blade bar or the blade andhold it in its position as adjusted by the screws 85.

\Vhile the blade thus made :uljustahle, it may, under some conditions,be desirable to also adjust the presslue bar to the blade; and this wemay provide for by inserting an additional thin strip 87 on the convexlower side of the pressure bar between it and the padding 6? and strip68, as is best seen in Figs. 12 and .13. Passing down through thepressure bar are screws 88 which bear against the upper side of the flatstrip 87 which, being flexible, will yield in diilerent parts of itslength to the particular adjust ment of the screw in that region, andthere fore the strip 8? and consequently the pad ding (3T thereunder,may be adjusted dif ierently in ditl'erent parts of its length along theblade 27. hen this means provided in. connection with the modifiedpressure bar shown in Figs. 9 and 10 the stretcher bar 6!) may he madenarrow enough to allow space for the passage of the screws 88 downthrough the pressure bar. here it is pro vided in connection with thestretcher bar lying entirely over the top of the pressure bar, as shownin Figs. 5 to 53, inclusive, the stretcher bar may have. openings whichper mit the screws to pass down through the pressure bar as shown inFigs. 13 and 14:.

To catch the ink from the blade :27 and pass it baclc to the reservoirof the press, the device may be provided with a chute 8t], hung on pinsJO projecting inward from the inward sides of the housings: It may, attimes, be desirable notto have the recovered inlr returned directly tothe reservoir; and, for this purpose. the chute 89 may be re placed by asuitable bucket 91 which is hung on the pins and on pins 92 also on theinner sides of the housings fart-her forward. To supply a thin liquid,such as benzin, to the trough tor the roller 28, a tank 93 may bemounted on the press above the device, and a. suitable connection SJlmay be provided, as shown in Fig. 2, through which the liquid will pass,drop by drop or in a Very slow stream, into the trough 28; thisconnection being fixed to the trough by entering a lug 95 at the end ofthe trough adjacent to the housing 21. This drip connection 94: may beadjusted by means of a.

leads from the outlet 97 in the side of the trough forward and outwardthrough an opening in the press frame into a suitable vessel-98 mountedonra bracket 99 on the outside of the press frame, as shown in Fig.

2. This vessel 98 may be emptied from time,

to time as it fills up, and the liquid which has run into it will stillbe, fit for use. The opening 97 in the bottom of the trough permitsemptying the trough for cleaning it.

In some cases it may be desirable to pro- I vide one of the rollers 24or 25 with aratchet device to resist forward movement of the web 14;under the wiping action as the die 1 passes under the pad 12. Thus, asbest seen in Figs. 5, (Sand 8, the end of the upper roller 24; has thefriction ratchet wheel 100 and a shell 101 is fixed inside ofthe housing21 around the shaft 53, containing small rollers 102 to engage with theteeth of the ratchet wheel 100 and the interir of the shell. The pressgenerally has a ratchet mechanism controlling the roll that takes up thew b, and in most instances, this ratchet mechanism may be cepended uponto resist the aforesaid forward movement of the wcb,'but in some cases,the increase travel of the web from the pad 12- to the roll 20 maynecessitate the ratchet mechanism on one of the actuating rollers of therecov- "ering device, as above alluded to.

It will be seen that where the web passes around the upper roller 24:,its surface com ing in contact .with this roller 1s the. one

' from which ink has been recovered. It Wlll be understood that ourimproved device as now set forthrecovers such a large percentage of theink that the amount which 15 not recovered is insignificanteconomically, but

nevertheless such small amount as does remain upon the web afterrecovery 1s suili- 'cient to cause an accumulation of ink upon thesurface of tlie'upper roller as after continued operation .of thedevice. To prevent this accumulation, we provide a strip 103 v ofsuitable absorbent material ,.such as felt,

tocbear on the surfaceof thisroller and saturate'this strip with oilwhich will .be, applied to the surface in a very ,thln film and 1s foundto prevent the accumulation of the ink on the roller. This strip 103 isheld betweentwo pieces'lOl and l05 of angular cross section" that,extend across from, one

housing to the other and are fixedthereto,

these pieces'preferably extending far enough down to form a guard thatwill prevent ac cidentat entrance of anything between the 1-, 11tr 2aana25, such as the fingers of the operator'.. The gears and 31 are providedwith a guard 106.

By providing the recovering device with rectly by the driving rollers ofthe press, the web is positively drawn across the blade with such forcethat the blade and pressure bar may have very close adjustment, and

the driving rollers 52a and 25 operated diby supplementirgg this withthe thinning liquid from the trough 28, applied by the roller 29, almostallot the inkmay be recovered from the web without injur ng the web andwithout adulterating the ink by any fibers or any other material scrapedfrom the web. Also, since the device has the driving rollers and theblade and pressure bar all mounted in the same housing, and thus bearinga fixed relation to each other regardless oflthe position of the deviceon the press, and regardless of the size.

of the roll 20 which is receiving the web from the device, there is novariation 111 the angle at which the web passes from the blade 27; andwith the moistening roller'29 provided forwardly,,the angle at which theble to recover nearly all of the ink from the web as before alluded to,but it-also makes,

it possible to use the web a second time by, applying its other side tothe wiping of the die; the slight trace of ink remaining on the usedside not interfering with the accurate operation of the-web through thepress, as

would be the case were there, any cons able amount of ink left on this'used side I so web approaches the pressure bar is always of the web andit were attempted touse the other side of the web. There *is, therefore,

not only a great saving 1n ink, but also a great saving in thematerialused for the web. The benzin or other thinning liquid used, whilefacilitating the removal of the ink from the web, also is useful ingiving the recovered ink a properconsistency for being used again; sincethe ink in its pas sage through the press, and during the time it hasbeen upon the web, has dried considerably, and would thus be unsuitablefor many kinds of work were it not thinned by benzin or some similarliquid. As hereinbefore set forth, however, the application of Havingfully, described our. invention,

- this thinning liquid by the liquid-applying means comprising theroller 28 and trough 28 is very. closely regulated so as not to thin.the ink too much.

what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Incombination with means for making, an 1mPIeSSl0I1, f10m Wl1l0h means aportion of ink must he. removed het'oi-e tho impression is mado. meansfor ,1 eniovina this portion of ink. and 111e,:111s for actuating this1'11111ovi11; means, ink-meovei'im means aeting; upon tin? removingmeans, additional actuating means for tho removing1111 11115 adjai-entto the i11ln'e1-ove1'i11g 1111 11115. and on e 'ativo connection fromthe 1111111 511111 actuating means to this additional aetnating means.

'lu ooinhination with means fill making an iln 'n'ession. from whichmeans 11 portion of inh: must i111 removed before the '1'111111'es sionis made. a tie1-111inal1iu veh. actuating:

QlYU hingths of 1111 111115 for applying sum the Web to 11 11111111successive portions of ink from the i111pvession'znaking means andcomprising :1 reel for said web, means hear ing against tho iveh to1111:111'111' ink therefrom. aetuating means for the web additional tothe aforesaid actuating 1111 11115 and adjacent to the means that hearsagainst tho web. and operative eonma-tioli between the aforesaidactuating means and this latter actuating 1110:1115.

3. In combination with 111 :111s tolnniking; an iuqn'ession. said11111111111 having" :1 smooth surface with a thipvesoi on thei'ei n fromwhich smooih sin-fame all of the ink must i111 1'11- 111oved 111.11.1111 tho impression is made. and 11111111111 for removing andcarrying away, as a film. all of this ink 1 1 11111 thissuviaoe.inki-neovei-ing means acting: upon said romoving: means torvoovnisaid film of ink. and means fo applying liquid to hid; conservingsaid film of ink on said illli'l'if'tiltwilti' means hefore it: isremoved hysaid ink-1 1. 111Waring n eans.

In uoinhination with means for making an impression. said means-having asmooth surface with a depression therein. from which smooth surface allof the ink nn st ho d'elnoved before the impression is made; and meansfor removing and carrying away. as av film. all of this ink from thissurface, ink-room'ering means acting 11111111 said renmving" means torecover said film of ink. means for applying liquid to but conservingsaid film. of ink on said ink-vemovin, means before it; is'reinovod bysaid ink-recovering means. and 1111 111111 reooiving the recovered inkfrom said, ink-i'eeovei-i11g means sepa 11111 and disililltil; from said1111 111115 for applying liquid.

In uoinhinatiion with means for making an inq'u'essiom said means havinga smooth surface with 11 depression 1"111 1'1 111. t'vom avhivh smooth111111511111 all oi the ink must ho 1 1 111111 111 .hei oi'e 1 hinqn'ession made. means supplying: ink to said smooth sin-tam and saiddepression. and means for 111111111 1111, all of the ink from saidsmooth snrt'aoe. ink recovering means acting, 11111111 said removing!means to 1 1 11111 111 the ink from said i'ianoving 1111111111 anddolivev it to said means fo- 111.1-

which smooth. surface all. of the ink must he l1 tl10\ ed before theinqn'ession is made. and 1111 11111:- tov venmvinn; all of this ink fromthis Jlil'ftlfit. means for aetuating this 1'e11'n'1vinn means.inl11'eco1e1'i11g means acting 11111111 said ireniovingz 11101111111additional aet11- ating 11111 11115 for the 1 11111116115: 1111 11115adja- 1311111 to the inl1-v1 ooveving means. operativo ronneetion fromthe aforesaiiil :wtuating means-to this; additional aetuating 111111113, and 1111 111115 for-a pplving liquid tooaid ink- 111111111 311means before it is acted upon by said ink-veeovering means. i

- 7'. In co111hi11ation with means for making an impression, said neanshaving a smooth surface with a 1l ep1'es. -:ion therein from whichsmooth surface ali of tho ink must, he removed before the iunn'ession ismade. 111 1111. 1 for removing all of this ink from this surt'ave. andmeans for aetuating lhis 1 1111101- ing: 1111 11115 inh-rogrovei'ingmeans acting; upon aaid removing means. 11111111111111 means forapplying); liquid to said i11l1-1'1 111111'i1111 1111 111111 hetm'e itis' al-ted 11111111 i11 said ink-vevoven.

ing' means. and oniu'ative ironneetiion 11-11111 the means for:u-tuatinn ilnremoving11111111111 to said means for a 11l vi11 n'liquid.

in 1 1,1111l1i11a1io11 with means for making an inquwssion. said meanshaving: :1 Fnnooth smi'aeo avith a dopi'ession therein from which smoothrll'i'flulfl all oi the ink must. he. 111111111 1 11 before theinqn'ession is made, 1111 11111; for veinoving. all of this ink from(his surface. and means for actuating this 1-e1novingmeans,i11l1-1'eeove1-i11;:means avtingxupon' said removing: means. aet'uazahlemeans for applying liquid to said ink-renioving means lwt'oi-e it isacted upon in suid inki'ei-ovei'inn' means. :ulditional avtoating; meansfor said removing means adjaeent. to said iulnrveovering means. andopl-i'ativo connection from the aforesaid avtuating means to thisadditionalactuating: means and to said 1110:1111: tor applying liquid.

21. in eomhination with nn-ans 'loimaking; an impression. from 1vl1i1-hmeans a portion. oi" ink must: he removed hetoi'e the hooves sion ismade. a 1v e|1.:111d 1111 a11s for applying sneeessive lw-nnths oi the.\v1 l1 to 1 11111111 suecessiv making: 1111 1111 1111 111111 hearingagainst the 111 i: io 1111 1111 1" ink thel'l-tvom. 1111 11111; 51111-1o1 li11f tho \veh For the 11 1 1111 1111 moans to l1e111 'kl11 1'eo11.rollers at one side of thoiheavingi means and m nim-tingmoanifze'iln'oen whiz-h ho \veh passes and h 1111 a11sof which it isdrawn hotween the 111 11 ring 1111111121 and to :said smooth suvtaee andsaid.

1 portions oi ink l'vom U111 i1|q11 1 ssion menses supporting means, anda roller at theptheu side of the bearing means and supporting means,applying liquid to the web.

10. In combination with means for making an impression, sa d meanshaving a smooth surface with a depression therein from which smoothsurface all of the ink must be removed before the impression is made,and means for removing all of this ink from this surface consisting of aterminable web, actuating means for applying I successive lengths of theweb to remove all of the ink from said smooth surface after eachapplication ofj-ink-thereto, means bearing against the web to recoverink theree from, additional actuating means, for the web adjacent to themeans that bears agamst the Web, operative connection from the aforesaidactuating means to this additional actuating means, and means forapplying liquid to successive portions of the web before they reachthem'eans that recovers the ink therefrom.

'11. In combination with means for mak ing an impressionf'said menushaving a smooth surface with a; depression therein from which smoothsurface all of the ink must be removed before the impression is made,and means for removing all of this ink from this surface consisting of atcrminable web, actuating means for applying successive lengths of theweb to remove all. of the ink from said smooth surface after eachapphcation of ink thereto, mea'nsbearing against theweb tolrecover inktherefrom, additional actuating means forthe'web adjacent to the a meansthat bears against the web, operative connection from the "aforesaid,actuating means to this additional actuating means, moans for applyingliquidto successive portions of the web before they reach the means thatrecovers the ink therefrom, said additional actuating means being at oneside, an

i said means for applying liquid being at theother side of said meansthat bears against the web to recover 11 k therefrom.

12. in combination with means for making an impression, from which meansa portion bf ink must be removed before the 1mpression is made, a web,and means for applying successive lengths of the web to removesuccessive portions'of ink from the 1mpression making means, meansbearing against the webto recover ink therefrom, a roller bearingagainst the Web to apply liqui v to successive portions of the Webbefore they 'ing an impression, from which 'mean tron of ink must beremovedihef reach the bearing means, a trough in which theroller turns,and means for. supplying liquid to the trough. 13. In combination. withmeans-for s a ROI? pression is made, a vgehand fneans or applyingsuccessive lengths pf the web to re move successive portions of ink fromthe irirpression making means, means bearing against the web to recoverink therefrom, a

' roller bearing; against the, web to apply 11 uid to successiveportions of the Webb fore.

the reach the bearin means. a 'trou 'in "1o 2: .v V c Y stopping of theimpression-making means.

not being applied and when said roller is notv 414%. In combination withmeans for makso ing an im ression, from which means a portion of in imust be removed before the impression is made, a web, and means for upplying successive lengths of the webfto remove successive portions ofink from the 35 impressiononaking means, means bearing against'the webto recover ink therefrom, j rollers adwcent to the hearing means, be-Ctween which'the w b passes and by means 0 1 driving means for one of therollers, and ec-' centric bushings supportingjthe other roller, wherebyit may be drawifiaway from the roller having the driving means.

which it is draw-n past the-bearing means, so,

15. In combination with means for malt-s5 ing an impression, from whichmeans a per tion of ink must he removed before the impression is made, aWeb, and means for ap plying successive lengths of the web to re movesuccessive portions of ink from the loo impression maklng means, meansbearing against the Web to recover ini: therefrom, rollers adjacent tothe hearing means, ,be tween which the web passes ahd by mean 0.

which it is drawn past the bearing means,

driving means for one of the rollers,'cc rentric bushings supporting theother roller, whereby it may be drawn away from the roller having thedriving means, and yieldablc supports for the eccentric bushings,

16. In combinationwith means for 'inak; ing an impression, from whichmeans a portion of ink must be removed before the inn pression is made,means for removing this portion of ink, and means for actuating thisremoving means, ink-recovering means acting upon the removing means,additional actuating means for the removing means (1 adjacent to theink-recovering means, and

ieldable operative connection from the 12d aforesaid, actuating means tothis additiomil" latter actuating means. I i

17. Inconibination with means for mak-.

ing an im ression, from'which meansfa portion of in must be removedbefore the inn-H 5 pression. is made, a web, actiiating meansforapplying successive lengths of the web to remove successive portionsof in from iuun'cssionanakine; means, means l :aring againstthe web torecover ink therefrom, addiiiomil actuating; means for the web adjacentto the means that bears against the web. and vichlablc operativeconnection be tween the means for applying successive lengths of the weband this additional actir atin means.

1%. lo combination with means for making: an impression, irom whichmeans a portion oi" ink must be removed before the impress-hm made, aweb, and means for appl eiag successive lengths of the web to removesuccessive pm'tions of ink from the inmressionanaking means, meansbearing apgainst the web to recover ink tlurrefrmn, rollers adjacent tothe bearing means between which the web passes and by means of which itdrawn past the bearing means, the aforesaid means for applyingsuccessive lengths of the web comprising a roller, a sprocket wheelturning, with this roller, a yieldabh: clutch and a sprocket wheel, saidyieldable clutch ope ativcly connecting this sprocket wheel to one ofthe rollers adjacent to the bearirnc means, and a sprocket chain passingaround this sprocket wheel and around the roller comprised in theaforesaid means for applvinf successive lengths of the web.

19. In combination with means for making an impression, from which meansa portion oli ink nmst he removed heiore tlie'impression is made, a.web, and means for apply inn" successive lengths oi the web to removesuccessive portions oi ink from the impressioirmali'inn means, meanshearing against the web to recover ink therefrom, rollers adjacent tothe bearing means between which the web passes and by means of which itis drawn past the hearing means, the aforesaid means for applyingsuccessive lengths oi the web eon'iprisin z a roller, a sprocket wheelturning with this roller, a viehlahle clutch and. a s 'iroeket whee],said yieldable clutch o ieratively connecting this sprocket wheel to oneof the rollers adjacent to the bearing" means, a sprocket ehainpassins:around this sprocket wheel and around the roller comprised in theaforesaid means for applying successive lengths of the web,

. and eccentric bushings supporting the other roller. whereby it may bedrawn away from the roller having: the clutch and sprocket wheel.

hill. in manhiuatiou with means for making an impression, from whichmeans a portion of ink must be removed before the impres sion is made, aweb, :lllti means for applying: successive lengths ol the web to removesin-ccssive portionsol" ink from the impression-making means, meansbearing! against the web to recover ink therefrom, rollers adjacent tothe bearing means between which the web pass a; and by means of which itis drawn past the bearing means, the aforesaid means for applyingsuccessive lengths of the web comprising a roller, a sprocket wheelturning with this roller, a yieldable clutch and a sprocket wheel, saidvieldabl'e clutch operatively connecting this sprocket wheel to one ofthe rollers adjacent to the bearing means, a sprocket chain passingaround this sprocket wheel and around the roller comprised in theaforesaid means for applying successive lengths of the web, cc centricbushings supportine the other roller, whereby it ma) be drawn away fromthe roller having the clutch and sprocket wheel, and yicldable supportsfor the eccentric bushings,

Q1. Iii combination with means for makingan impression, from which meansa portion of ink must be removed before the impression is made, a web,and means for applying successive lengths of the web to removesuccessive portions of ink from the impressionanakinn means, meanspositively hearing against the web to recover iukihercfrom. and avpressure bar positively supporting the web for the recovering, means tobear on the web, said pressure bar comprising a hinge, whereby it may beraised from its positively supporting position to release said web fromthe bearing means, and said hinge being disconnectible only when raised,to permit the pressure bar to be rcn'iovcd bodily from the device.

2:2. In combination with means -for making an impression; from whichmeans a portion of ink must be removed before the impres sion is made, aweb, and means 1% applying! successive lengths of the web to removesuccessive portions of ink from the imprcsshin-making means, meansbearing against the web to recover ink therefrom, and a pressure barsupporting the web for the recovering; means to hear on the web, a disconnectible hinge under one end of the pressure bar, and a latch at theother end of the pressure bar, said pressure'baiu when rel'cased by thelatch being, adapted to be raised and release said web from the beaninc, means, and the disconnectible hinge permitting said pressure barwhen raisedto be removed bodily from the device.

23. In combination with means for making an impression, from which meansa portion of ink must be removed before the impression is made, a web,and means for applying successive lengths of the web to removesuccessive portions of ink from the impression-making means, meansbearing against the web to recover ink therefrom, and a bar supporting,the "web for the recovering means to bear on the web, means for ad-.justimrthc bearing means toward or away from the web, a flexiblepressure adjusting strip interposed between the pressure bar and theweb, and means for variably ad justing different intervals of length ofsaid strip to variously adjust difierent intervals of the length of theweb where the bearing means bears on the web.

24:. In combination with means for making an impression, from whichmeans a portion of ink must be removed before the impres siofi is made,a web, and means forapplying successive lengths of the web to removesuccessive portions of ink from the i1npressionmakingincans, meansbearing against the web to recover ink therefroxii, a pressure barsupporting the web for the recovering means to bear on the web, a padinterposed between the pressure bar and the web to minimize thedisruptive action of the pressure bar on the web, a stretcher barmounted on. the

pressure bar, and means connecting the pad,

to the stretcherbar to stretch said pad across the pressure bar between1t and the web.

25; In combination with means formaking an impression, from wh ch meansa portionof inkmust be removed before the unpres ion is made, a web, andmeans for a-pp'ly ing successive lengths of the web to remove successiveportions of ink from the impression-making means, means bearing againstthe Web to recover ink herefrom,apressure bar supporting; the web forthe recovering means to bear on the web, a pad interposed between thepressure bar and the Web toxnininiize the disruptive action of thepres.

sure her on the web, a stretcher bar mounted on the museums bar, meaasconnecting the pad to the stretcher bar to stretch: said pad across thepressure bar between it and the web, said stretcher bar havingprojectionsv on. its ends, lugs on saidgapressm'e her between, whichsaid projections are guided, and screws passing through the stretcherbar and engaging with the pressure bar to move the stretcher bar awayfrom the pressure bar and stretch saidpad as aforesaid;

2-6. In combination with. means for making an impression, from whichmeans a portion of ink must be removed before the impression is made,web, and means for applying successive lengths of the web to removesuccessive portions of ink from the impression making means, meansbearing against the web to recover ink therefrom, means for supportingthis bearing means, a chute removably mounted upon the supporting meansto catch and deliver 111k from said 7 blade, whereby it isinterchangeable upon saidsuppoithig means with a bucket to catch. "andretain ink from said blade.

: 27. In combination with means for male ing an impresslomfrom which.means a portion of ink must-be removed before the impress-ion is made, aweb, and means for ap plying successive lengths of the web to re movesuccessive portions of mi; from the T impressionanaking means, meansbearing prcssioa made, a web, and meal .a. yieldabie clutch comprisingconcentrica rotatable members, one of which has a seri irom theactuating means and. said roll,

whereby the travel of the web is increased to allow it to dry.

28. Incombination with means for mak ing an impression, from which meansa portion of ink must be removed before th impression is made, a web,and means for applying successive lengths of the web to removesuccessive portions of ink from the nnpresslon-makmg means, meansbearing against the web to recover ink therefrom,

rollers adjacent to the bearing means, be-

tween which the web passes and by means ofwhich it is drawn the hearing;moans, driving means forone oi the roliers, and.

frictional ratchet means for one or" the rollers, preventing return ofthe web past the bearing moans during the coaction between the web andthe impressionmaking means.

29, In. combination with means for making an impression, from which in 1a you tion of ink must be removed bet re the in 01 an plyingsuccessiveiengths of the web to move successive portionsofiuk from the*unpressron-maklng means, actuating means for the web, to which the webtraveis from the means applying it to in. ressionmaking means, and meansfor driving these actuatmg meanshaving hiterpe a1} if,

rated periphery, and the other of which isms a space communicating withsaid periphery, an element yieldabiy held in said space to entersuccessive serrations of the rmriphery, and yieldab'ie supporting meansfor this element, holding it in a serration, but allowing it to ride upover thehigh parts oi the rated periphery to the-next serration thereof, to relieve excessive tension on the web actuated by the actuatingmeans.

30. An ink saving attachntlent for erobossing pressesincluding a troughcontain ing a solvent, distributing means, feeding the solvent fromthe-trough to the ink *wiping strip so as to soften the ink thereon, apad strip, a scraper arranged upon the opposite side of the ink Wipingstrip and cooperating with the pad to remove the previously a softenedink therefrom, and means for col lea-ting the inkremoved from the strinby the scraper. v

31. An ink saving attachment embossing; presses, inciuding a transversebar arranged upon one "side oithe ink wining wgmm (mm 5M0 M? the inkwipil'lg suit a mmimg mzmss the. hum.

11*, means for dmuving the, T :mmssa the fame 0f the transping Mada m:mgmd upon a r Mm ink wiping ash-5p and W h the immsvcrse hm: to re-E1111: :iwm Mm sfixrip, means for

